Everything Parents/Guardians Need to Know About How We Teach Writing

On the morning of March 12, Sharan Gill, English Teacher, and I presented a writing workshop for parents and guardians. We led them through a shortened version of a writing […]

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Kindergarteners Deliver Postcards, Letters, and Lots of Joy

A towering cardboard box, its sides painted in bright blocks of color, stands in the corner of Geri Guidetti and Domingo Paulino’s classroom, which teems with children and adults alike. […]

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Master Biologists in the Making: First Grade in Central Park

The team of entomologists is mired in the task of collecting live specimens when they’re suddenly interrupted. “How do you know a slug isn’t an insect?” Beverly Chang, their teacher, […]

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From Lake to Lab: Pushing Science Skills One Step Further

It’s a crisp October morning in Van Cortlandt Park. At 10:30am on a Thursday, the park is mostly quiet, save for the hooting and hollering coming from a grove of […]

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New Tate Library Opens to Excitement and Acclaim

Homecoming has always been a time of celebration at ECFS, but this year, there’s an extra reason for good cheer: the grand reopening of the Tate Library. Fifty years after […]

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